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Carson v. Barnhart

United States District Court, D. Maine
Dec 31, 2002
242 F. Supp. 2d 33 (D. Me. 2002)

Summary

holding that a physician who saw a plaintiff once to evaluate him for an insurer is not a treating physician

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Opinion

Civil No. 02-54-B-S

December 31, 2002

DAVID A. CHASE, ESQ., MacDONALD, CHASE SZEWCZYK, BANGOR, ME, for plaintiff ARNOLD CARSON.

JAMES M. MOORE, ESQ., BANGOR, ME, PETER S. KRYNSKI, ESQ., FALLS CHURCH, VA, ESKUNDER BOYD, ESQ., ASSISTANT REGIONAL COUNSEL, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL, REGION 1, BOSTON, MA, for SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER.


ORDER ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE


No objections having been filed to the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision filed November 20, 2002, the Recommended Decision is accepted.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the commissioner's decision is AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Carson v. Barnhart

United States District Court, D. Maine
Dec 31, 2002
242 F. Supp. 2d 33 (D. Me. 2002)

holding that a physician who saw a plaintiff once to evaluate him for an insurer is not a treating physician

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stating that "handling" is "gross manipulation"

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Case details for

Carson v. Barnhart

Case Details

Full title:ARNOLD CARSON, Plaintiff v. JO ANNE B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social…

Court:United States District Court, D. Maine

Date published: Dec 31, 2002

Citations

242 F. Supp. 2d 33 (D. Me. 2002)

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